Three security sources in Amhara working with federal troops said the Ethiopian army had also lost hundreds in the original battle in Dansha. TPLF forces and militia allies number up to 250,000 men and possess significant hardware, experts say. The army said it was intensifying attacks and that large numbers of Tigrayan special forces and militia were surrendering. On a road into Dansha from the neighbouring Amhara region – which supports the federal government – huts in a string of villages appeared abandoned. There are fears of reprisals against Tigrayans elsewhere, with 162 people including a journalist arrested in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa on suspicion of supporting Tigrayan forces.

Source: Ethiopian News November 09, 2020 15:33 UTC